Transcript: New York Liberty 91, Minnesota Lynx 75. Liberty stun Lynx in Minnesota despite 16-point deficit. Breanna Stewart led everyone with 34 points.
The story
The Lynx led 44-40 at halftime and held a 6-point advantage after 3 quarters, but New York's precision proved too much down the stretch. Liberty mounted an 8-0 run in the 4th quarter to seize control. Breanna Stewart was relentless, finishing with 34 points and 12 rebounds to pace the visitors. Minnesota fought back through Nia Brodie's 16 points and Olivia Miles' 8 rebounds, but couldn't match Liberty's closing surge. New York won 91-75, stealing a game the Lynx seemed to control.
2Brodie led Minnesota's scoring with 16 points on a clean night, committing no turnovers. Her efficiency was a bright spot in a loss that saw the Lynx's lead slip away in the final quarter.
The stat line
The stat line
| Minnesota Lynx | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nia Brodie | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kayla McBride | 14 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Napheesa Collier | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Olivia Miles | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Courtney Williams | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Natasha Howard | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chloe Bibby | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aari McDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dorka Juhasz | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maya Caldwell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Liberty | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breanna Stewart | 34 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Leonie Fiebich | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sabrina Ionescu | 13 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jonquel Jones | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pauline Astier | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Han Xu | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rebekah Gardner | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Marine Fauthoux | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marine Johannes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anneli Maley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raquel Carrera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
